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Eye expressions

- Before we jump back over to our good guy hero…I want to label that last layer we worked on.…Add eyes to keep everything all organised.…As usual, you can see now we have the ability…to turn that on and off and find it.…So we're left looking at our hero where we left off with him…which is just that standard face, eyes in the right place.…We're going to go through the same motions…that we did on the villain…looking through the different eye options…and seeing the best one for this character profile…but in addition to that we are going to find…the right expressions and make sure that…he has that right look on his face.…

So, we want to take our good guy face…turn it down like we did before on the bad guy.…I'll go in a little closer so you can see what we're doing…Go back up to the newest layer,…make sure that it's clean and not used for something else…and quickly go through some options.…I know that I want to give him that superman standard…super-hero squint that we talked about earlier.…And I'll show you how changing just the eyebrows alone…

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1/6/2016

Learn how to draw comic book characters with unique personalities in these simple drawing tutorials from comic creator Ben Bishop. The process starts with roughing out a sketch of your character and building a profile that defines the person behind the drawing: who they are, where they come from, and how they got their powers. Then Ben shows how to incorporate those qualities in the character's facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, and distinguishing marks such as wrinkles, scars, and tattoos. Ben goes back and forth between good characters and evil ones, so members get a feel for what kinds of details give a sinister impression vs. a trustworthy one. He also shows how to use clothing and props to further tell the character's story. The work is completed in Adobe Photoshop, but everything Ben teaches is as relevant on paper as it is on screen.